The awestruck people named it the Sacred River, a river with no end." Next to the river is a plaque reading: "Sacred River: When the ancients had nearly finished digging a moat around some of their dwellings, they struck an underground river, filling the moat with a gentle, circulating current which flows to this day. I made my way around with my delighted 2-year-old. Sun City's Sacred River, offers the opportunity to laze your way round on a tube, going under bridges and through caves, rapids and fountains.
The splintered timbers show how strong this extinct beast was."
They were built to keep out the Sasangador, a ravening six legged carnivore that preyed on the villagers. The weather was glorious, and I've come to the conclusion that September is a great month to be at Sun City and enjoy the Valley of the Waves.Īs you exit the entertainment centre on your way to the Valley of the Waves, you'll see the Kong Gates, with an inscription reading "The massive Kong Gates once guarded the entrance to the valley of the ancients.
What was a bit odd is that you're not allowed to take your own food into the Valley of the Waves (we left ours with the helpful gentleman at the entrance.but we did get the feeling he was doing us a favour by helping us out there), which of course means you have to pay the prices they charged for food and drinks (e.g. Towel rental is also free if you're staying at the Sun City Hotel, and you get a discounted rate on beach umbrell's (but we saved that expense by simply sitting under the shading they've built there). Staying at the Sun City Hotel, one can freely enter the Valley of the Waves, by walking through the entertainment centre some 200m away. The highlight of the stay at the Sun City Resort was lazing the days away at the Valley of the Waves and dining at the Santorini restaurant. I've stayed in the Ritz Hotel in Cape Town before, which is also iconic and from the same time, but the room there felt very 70s. For a hotel from that era, I was pleasantly surprised at what a modern feel the room had - lovely bath, toilet with modern flush, neat desk. Minibus Sun City Hotel is the original hotel in the Sun City resort, and opened in 1979.
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